Chapter 364: Chapter 264: Wang Zhengyi Knocks Down Mount Bu Zhou! Master Yan Teaches Climbing Skills!_2
Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang!
Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom!
The javelins point the way!
One boulder after another shattered instantly, not sputtering, turning into rubble and powder on the spot.
"Ah!"
"My life is over!"
Gu Shiyou blocked two stones, his old wound relapsed. Suddenly, he saw a giant boulder falling overhead, feeling a chill in his heart, and believed death was imminent. Unexpectedly, the boulder shattered into pieces just three inches from him, the debris hitting his face and body, not painful at all, but the dust choked him nearly to death.
But ultimately—
"I’m alive?!"
Gu Shiyou was overjoyed, he looked up to see ’Heavenly Soldiers and Generals’ with three heads and six arms spanning the sky, their six arms like six bed crossbows, continuously launching javelins and smashing the boulders rolling down from the mountain to pieces.
Looking left and right.
Scanning around.
The landslide and earthquake are certainly a great disaster, yet not a single of the over a thousand contestants was crushed to death by the tumbling rocks.
Truly a miracle!
Yan Chuan was pulling Wang Zhengyi, just about to strike the incoming boulder with his palm, when suddenly a javelin whooshed through the air, shattering the boulder instantly.
Only dust and debris swept and covered the face——
"Roar!"
Yan Chuan immediately used "Lion Roar," with a roar, the debris and dust were repelled, opening up a path.
Wang Zhengyi next to him, turned his head around, and seeing this scene, he couldn’t help but feel a chill down his spine——
"I’m doomed!"
...
First, he pushed a path by throwing boulders, knocking down and injuring who knows how many people.
Then, crashing into Chess Stone Peak, rolling stones in torrents, scaring who knows how many people to death.
"These people must hate me to death!"
Wang Zhengyi knew he’d made many enemies, but now was not the time for regret or remorse, he hastily shouted to Yan Chuan: "Head for the mountain quickly!"
Claiming a spot is worthwhile.
Otherwise, offending these people for nothing.
"Head for the mountain?"
Yan Chuan glanced at the development progress——
[Task Five: Ladder Cloud Jump]
[Inspiration: 66]
In front of many Innate Masters, Yan Chuan showcased "Wave Riding Micro Steps," demonstrating the Lightweight Body Technique to the extreme, triggering "Mutual Teaching and Learning," gaining much feedback, with ’Ladder Cloud Jump’ inspiration soaring past the passing mark.
However, advancing further, the progress obviously slowed down.
One reason is that the task becomes more challenging, making inspiration harder to obtain and accumulate.
The second reason might be that in the latter part, the Innate Grandmasters pay less and less attention to Yan Chuan, after all, they can’t keep watching just one person.
Another reason——
""Ladder Cloud Jump" and "Wave Riding Micro Steps" are both Qinggong techniques, although with different directions, some techniques of lightness and speed enhancement are quite similar. By using "Wave Riding Micro Steps," I can also obtain some inspiration feedback for "Ladder Cloud Jump." "
But as the common parts of the two Qinggong techniques were fully explored, Yan Chuan had to find new ways to improve ’Ladder Cloud Jump’ inspiration.
Just then——
"The top experts have started climbing the mountain!"
Yan Chuan glanced and saw many stabilizing their positions among the rocks, not lacking those who rushed upward quickly, pulling away from the mid-level contestants.
The fast ones, such as Ding Xiang, Situ Fei, such as Tan Dou, Ban Xianfu, such as Luo Qi, Lu Yuru, such as Ying Jifeng, Ying He, each "Hidden Dragon," top figures on the "Chufeng List," advancing against the flow, dodging incoming boulders, even using hands and feet to borrow strength from these falling stones, quickly jumping towards the cliff.
Thereafter using hands and feet, they quickly climbed the mountain.
"Mountain climbing light skill, matching techniques."
""Mutual Teaching and Learning" surely can provide more inspiration for "Ladder Cloud Jump.""
"It’s time to return to my old trade."
Yan Chuan instinctively wanted to take out the ’White Horn Trumpet,’ but then remembered it was currently forbidden to use surprise weapons. Although he wasn’t planning to kill or disturb, it was explicitly prohibited, and he didn’t want to violate the rules with the terrifying Shen Wu Spear.
’White Horn Trumpet’ will not be taken out for now.
Yan Chuan activated the "Lion Roar" method, motivating Dan Tian Inner Power, the sound was quite loud. He pointed at one of the climbing top experts with his finger, loudly saying to those behind: "We can’t compete for first, but watching the top experts’ mountain climbing movement technique is not a wasted trip. Look at that person, the movement technique is ever-changing, like the cleverness of flipping boards, flipping up, flipping down, flipping left, flipping right, flipping forward, flipping backward, flipping yin, flipping yang, flipping hands, flipping feet, flipping false, flipping real, flipping hard, flipping soft. This is not only movement technique skill but can also be applied to any martial arts technique. If I am not mistaken, this should be the Black Hawk Sect’s talented disciple, No. 9 on the "Chufeng List," ’Lang Fan Yun’ Shi Mingzhu, and the movement technique used is the Black Hawk Sect Hierarch Wei Buqun’s combination of various sect’s techniques including movement techniques, hand techniques, leg techniques, swordsmanship, etc., and observing the eagle’s combat posture, finally creating an absolute skill named "Cloud Rubbing Thirty-Six Strokes," best at fighting multiple foes, using softness to overcome hardness, using skill to defeat clumsiness, and making more achievements in Qinggong and movement techniques fields."
’You guys’?
Who is he talking to?
Wang Zhengyi left Yan Chuan behind, climbing the mountain ahead. Hearing the loud voice of Yan Chuan behind, he thought Fu Yunzhan, Wang Ge, Chen Ze, and others had caught up. Turning his head, he saw no one by Yan Chuan’s side.
"..."
Wang Zhengyi had no time to look carefully, knowing that Yan Chuan’s ’love for teaching’ had kicked in.
He paid little attention.
But his ears perked up, listening to Yan Chuan explaining the Black Hawk Sect’s "Cloud Rubbing Thirty-Six Strokes," finding many skills he could learn from. Yan Chuan explained clearly, so he easily understood, and at this moment, putting them into use, his speed indeed increased slightly: "’Heavenly Master’ is indeed ’Heavenly Master’!"
Wang Zhengyi admired in his heart, climbing even faster.
All around.
Many heard Yan Chuan’s voice, some ignored and continued running, cursing internally for nuisance, but some felt it was reasonable, realizing they couldn’t match the top experts, simply slowed down, adjusting positions, watching closely the light techniques used by the head climbers.
This pause and observation, unconsciously attracted them to Yan Chuan’s explanation of Shi Mingzhu.
Shi Mingzhu was flipping up and down, soaring high.
Yan Chuan’s voice was like a bell, narrating steadily——
"Look, in Shi Mingzhu’s ’flipping’ changes, there’s pressing, striking, grabbing, holding, flicking, kicking, sweeping, hooking, moving, rubbing, charging, colliding, the variations in hand techniques, leg techniques, and movement techniques are vast."
"It seems like all this flipping results in rapid climbing, but in truth, many small techniques are hidden here."
"Steady, accurate, waiting, severe, sly!"
"Steady, first is to have a steady heart, second is to have steady steps, that’s the priority, in mountain climbing and cliff scaling, stability comes first, Chess Stone Peak might be exaggerated to say it’s a thousand feet of absolute blade, but a solid seven hundred plus feet is no falsehood, once unstable, falling down means sure death, no way to survive!"
Yan Chuan was explaining Shi Mingzhu, interpreting "Cloud Rubbing Thirty-Six Strokes," just mentioning the first point, scaring away dozens of contestants who were about to rush forth.
Indeed!
They were so caught up, nearly forgetting Chess Stone Peak is not easy to climb.
Even climbing from the east, west, and south sides involves certain dangers, but this northern side is especially treacherous, a slight mistake can result in a deadly fall.
Twelve places for Ascension, over a thousand contestants competing for it!
"Can I really compete?"
Everyone asked themselves inwardly, momentarily retreating.
Some settled down, staying not far from Yan Chuan, giving up their ambition to focus on listening to Yan Chuan’s explanations and watching the top Heavenly Prides competing.
Putting down one’s desires, peace prevails.
Now realizing, not competing for first can indeed be enjoyable.
After all, nothing is too difficult in the world as long as you’re willing to give up.
And Yan Chuan continued——
"Second, accuracy, first is seeing accurately, second is grabbing accurately, third is accurate step seizing. Using both hands and feet, accuracy is the priority, determining where to grab or step, determining where lacks support, all must be seen and judged accurately, no room for error."
"Third, waiting, in actual combat, is waiting for opportunities, seeking opportunities, creating opportunities, and seizing opportunities. Waiting is not passive waiting, but luring the enemy in, taking action after their move. In movement technique application, now in climbing, waiting for a turn of breath, waiting for rhythm, a well-timed flip, a well-timed turnaround can result in climbing mountains easily. Look! Shi Mingzhu’s flip gained more than a yard diagonally upwards, truly brilliant!"
"Shi Mingzhu is leading!"
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